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. >> host: could you write an entire book about the harry potter series based on your themes? >> guest: i suppose i could, but i'm going to have to confess that i don't know the harry potter books or the movies. i have a certain confidence in myself that i could work up something on it, but, you know, i have to explain to people you can't do everything. i haven't read every book, i haven't seen every movie or television show. but a friend of mine did a wonderful essay on toll key yen and the harry potter shows and the whole fascination with wizards. i think i could come up with something. >> host: and finally, professor cantor, if you could describe the cover of your book. >> guest: well, the cover was an attempt to show the continuity between american patriotism and spirit of independence and popular culture today. so we have a famous, iconic image from 1776, and then we have john wayne and william shatner and then someone who is not eric coughlin. bears a slight resemblance, but is not eric coughlin for legal reasons. but we thought that captured the spirit of the book, show
. >> host: could you write an entire book about the harry potter series based on your themes? >> guest: i suppose i could, but i'm going to have to confess that i don't know the harry potter books or the movies. i have a certain confidence in myself that i could work up something on it, but, you know, i have to explain to people you can't do everything. i haven't read every book, i haven't seen every movie or television show. but a friend of mine did a wonderful essay on toll key...
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during robinson's tenure he oversaw the publication of numerous selling books including harry potter series. in other news, empty beat bookscan report the print book sales drop rate 11 and a half percent for the week ending may 29 . in the award winning novelist personal library is now on display at the new york public library novel is donated over 7000 books in many are personal nodes are amusing. you can view the collection in person by visiting the website printed book tv will continue to bring in new programs and publishing news but also watch all of our past programs anytime in a website, booktv.org. book tv on "c-span2", every weekend at the latest nonfiction books and authors. book tv funding comes from the television company and more including media, trade. >> the world, the media, internet tracking. and you never slowed down. businesses went virtual we powered a new reality. >> media, along with the television company supports book tv on "c-span2" as a public service. book tv and primetime start now. first washington post investigative reporter carol provides history and sec
during robinson's tenure he oversaw the publication of numerous selling books including harry potter series. in other news, empty beat bookscan report the print book sales drop rate 11 and a half percent for the week ending may 29 . in the award winning novelist personal library is now on display at the new york public library novel is donated over 7000 books in many are personal nodes are amusing. you can view the collection in person by visiting the website printed book tv will continue to...
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potter, they love a series. and it's fun to follow the character from book to book to book. so this could be fun or us to watch the kid and his father or grow and change. >> yeah. coming of age as they develop. >> coming of age, yeah. >> i think the other hand up first, then you. >> okay. >> i have to tell you, not only are you -- [inaudible] but i think you should be very proud of the way you conduct yourself. >> yeah. [applause] >> thanks. >> he's a great kid. >> [inaudible] and i think the next book -- [inaudible] how do you become such great role models to children -- [inaudible] and how did all this happen to this family? i'm sure you're both -- [inaudible] with lots of other things, and yet your children seem to be benefiting from a very special -- >> that might be the nicest thing anyone's ever said to me. [applause] but especially, i write, you know, columns in newspapers and do tv commentary on politics, so i get a few nasty e-mails from time to time, so that was nice. um, you know, i must say that my l
potter, they love a series. and it's fun to follow the character from book to book to book. so this could be fun or us to watch the kid and his father or grow and change. >> yeah. coming of age as they develop. >> coming of age, yeah. >> i think the other hand up first, then you. >> okay. >> i have to tell you, not only are you -- [inaudible] but i think you should be very proud of the way you conduct yourself. >> yeah. [applause] >> thanks. >>...
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>> guest: the seven harry potters came out between 1998 and now. in general our mix has always been a great general bookstore and a full range of all kinds of books so i couldn't say one type is selling more than another. the last five to seven years, graphic novels have come on strong, the whole self help, in terms of aging and so called third chapter in life, the holes on rather, it is an evolution. >> host: you started there in 1981 as an employee. added you become the other? >> my parents made me get a teaching degree and i did not want to teach. i took a part-time job and a bookstore and fell in love with the business. then the owner offered an ownership opportunity which he said is bound to make you really work your ass off. and in truth that has been. it is a great world to be in, very hard work as well. >> host: are you there seven days of the? >> guest: a lot of hours. >> host: why was brookline and chosen as bookstore of the year? >> guest: we always had a great -- we have people from high school age up to 70 and 80-year-olds, sense of hu
>> guest: the seven harry potters came out between 1998 and now. in general our mix has always been a great general bookstore and a full range of all kinds of books so i couldn't say one type is selling more than another. the last five to seven years, graphic novels have come on strong, the whole self help, in terms of aging and so called third chapter in life, the holes on rather, it is an evolution. >> host: you started there in 1981 as an employee. added you become the other?...
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harris. mcfarland. potter, booker for clemson. harris is trapped. oh, he stays with it. the ball went half way down. a strum under. a tie ball with clemson. >> mike: we talk about the award to chris as the player of the year. top steals and blocks. trevor booker is the other one. i have no doubt he'll be first team all defense. then you saw a glimpse, l.d. williams will be a member of that team. >> tim: the lead is seven. clemson just hanging around. just like they did a week ago when they came from behind with florida state. stitt. got right into the painted area. used a little extra anguish on that law up. >> mike: nice two-man game that time. going left and finishing right. not that easy to do. >> tim: williams. mcfarland. 58-51. just under six remaining. >> mike: i think he's got to face up and use his quickness rather than try to beat mcfarland. >> tim: it's a tough take, isn't it? >> mike: good scouting, he'll turn to the left hand on the block. >> tim: smith thought about it. wanted to get someone else involved. offered to take the shot. tanner smith, three. nails
harris. mcfarland. potter, booker for clemson. harris is trapped. oh, he stays with it. the ball went half way down. a strum under. a tie ball with clemson. >> mike: we talk about the award to chris as the player of the year. top steals and blocks. trevor booker is the other one. i have no doubt he'll be first team all defense. then you saw a glimpse, l.d. williams will be a member of that team. >> tim: the lead is seven. clemson just hanging around. just like they did a week ago...
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potter series. another news in pd bookscan reports a. book sales were up over 11.5% for the week ending may 29. award-winning novelist phillips personal library is on display at the new york public library in new jersey the novel has donated 7000 books minimart to this personal notes or music, visitors can make an appointment to view in person by visiting the new york library website. booktv will bring you new programs of publishing news and you can watch all of our past programs anytime at our website book tv.work. c-span shop.com is teaspoons online stored. there is a collection browse to see what's new your purchase will support our nonprofit operations and still have time to order the congressional directory with contact information of members of congress and thereby deny administration go to c-span shop.org. now on c-span2 book tv more television for serious readers. >> good evening, everyone my name is kevin butterfield of the executive director of the national library for the city of george w
potter series. another news in pd bookscan reports a. book sales were up over 11.5% for the week ending may 29. award-winning novelist phillips personal library is on display at the new york public library in new jersey the novel has donated 7000 books minimart to this personal notes or music, visitors can make an appointment to view in person by visiting the new york library website. booktv will bring you new programs of publishing news and you can watch all of our past programs anytime at our...
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not a big harry potter reader comments at platform nine and three readers. eight and seven eighths or 93 quarters so you just have to know the right platform and then you get on the train into another place. slant is platform nine and three quarters i like to take my students to is an old plantation house not too far from our campus. we're in an area theravada farms and plantations in houses that are in the same family for many, many years. this particular plantation has been in the same family since 1660s, which even by our local standards is a very, very long time. although i should specify the theatrical house on the property is relatively modern. it was built only in the 1720s, 1730s or something like that. anyway, it's an amazing spot, please reveal history all around you. and i've been taking my students there for a number of years, but there was one particular visit just about five years ago that changed everything and led to this book come led to my first book. we used to go exploring this house and poking around and not corners of it, visiting the o
not a big harry potter reader comments at platform nine and three readers. eight and seven eighths or 93 quarters so you just have to know the right platform and then you get on the train into another place. slant is platform nine and three quarters i like to take my students to is an old plantation house not too far from our campus. we're in an area theravada farms and plantations in houses that are in the same family for many, many years. this particular plantation has been in the same family...
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. >> host: harry potter? >> guest: well, harry potter is for kids, you know? and it's an adventure story, and it's a good one. i mean, i myself, i've been talking about grown-up books, but it seems to be fantasies away, just one of the ways of approaching the truth, you know? the non-naturalistic way of writing. to use an example from another form, if you think about painting, if you go in the museum of modern art in new york and have a look at vincent van gogh's painting of a starry night, we can agree it's a great painting, but it doesn't look anything like a starry night. if you go up and look at the sky on a clear night, it doesn't look like that painting. and if you take a photograph of it, it doesn't look like that painting. and yet it's a great painting because it tells you something of the emotion and force and passion that can be engendered by looking at such a sky. and i guess that's the difference between a photograph and that expressionist painting, you know, is sort of what i'm saying about the difference between naturalistic writing and writing w
. >> host: harry potter? >> guest: well, harry potter is for kids, you know? and it's an adventure story, and it's a good one. i mean, i myself, i've been talking about grown-up books, but it seems to be fantasies away, just one of the ways of approaching the truth, you know? the non-naturalistic way of writing. to use an example from another form, if you think about painting, if you go in the museum of modern art in new york and have a look at vincent van gogh's painting of a...
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and lord valdemort was called he who shall not be named in those harry potter stories. well, carbon pollution is the pollution which shall not be named. climate change, the harm that is caused by that pollution is the harm that shall not be named. the obstructionists want to squelch any discussion of the pollution which shall not be named. so as to let big polluters continue dumping carbon and other greenhouse gas into our oceans and atmosphere. take, for instance, the house select committee on energy independence and global warming created in 2007 as a forum for confronting the economic and security challenges of our dependence on foreign fuels. when republicans took controlf the house of reprentatives in 2011, they disbanded that committee. end of discussion. between may, 2011, and december, 2012, our colleagues in the house of representatives, henry waxman and bobby rush, who were the democratic ranking members of the subcommittee on energy and commerce and of the subcommittee on energy and power, wrote 21 letters, 21 letters to chairman fred upton and ed whitfield r
and lord valdemort was called he who shall not be named in those harry potter stories. well, carbon pollution is the pollution which shall not be named. climate change, the harm that is caused by that pollution is the harm that shall not be named. the obstructionists want to squelch any discussion of the pollution which shall not be named. so as to let big polluters continue dumping carbon and other greenhouse gas into our oceans and atmosphere. take, for instance, the house select committee on...
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think of movies like harry potter and "the big bank theory" and" the blindside," and "the dark knight" trilogy. they made people laugh or cry or simply marvel at the memorable production that is have sprung from his tenure at this company. now, i also note that as a live long "batman" fan, i have had the opportunity to see two of barry's productions from the inside while they were filming, and i can speak firsthand to the culture he ffterred at warner brothers that allowed creativity to flourish, brought people together to work to bring their talents and their best talents to flourish. he first joined warner brothers in 1971, before i was in the senate, i might add, as director of business affairs for the television division. in 1999, he became chairman and c.e.o. his steady leadership of the company came at a time when the entertainment industry was beginning to face new challenges. they had the rise of the internet but they also had the tremendous challenge of online piracy. well, he -- he pushed the company to innovate, but he also became an important voice about the impact online
think of movies like harry potter and "the big bank theory" and" the blindside," and "the dark knight" trilogy. they made people laugh or cry or simply marvel at the memorable production that is have sprung from his tenure at this company. now, i also note that as a live long "batman" fan, i have had the opportunity to see two of barry's productions from the inside while they were filming, and i can speak firsthand to the culture he ffterred at warner...
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and these kids, and inspired principle, he understands this and i think he got this from harry potter and invited them to different academies and they compete with one another. so if you participate in sports and if you do poorly, then you have to explain to your team, what you can do and the kids react so well and they have such high expectations and great role models with teachers and principals and i think that schools are great, but i'm sorry to say that the aclu is on a campaign to shut down single-sex education in the private sector and they don't even like it in the public sector, they don't even like it better. they call it gender segregation in may compared to racial segregation, but that is absurd. first of all, when you racially segregate the kids in schools, it is demeaning and it harms the children that were segregated and the whole society and it was toxic. you are not denigrating anybody, kids are flourishing in some of the schools. and it's not a form of discrimination but enhancement, enhancement to their lives. so i have had some debates recently with opponents and i
and these kids, and inspired principle, he understands this and i think he got this from harry potter and invited them to different academies and they compete with one another. so if you participate in sports and if you do poorly, then you have to explain to your team, what you can do and the kids react so well and they have such high expectations and great role models with teachers and principals and i think that schools are great, but i'm sorry to say that the aclu is on a campaign to shut...
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i loved -- not the list but harry potter, and things i have -- student and fahrenheit 451, and to kill a mocking -- -- mockingbird. >> do yaw have any books you haven't read yet you might be interested in reading? >> some of the classics i've always meant to read and haven't. i want to go back and take a look at them. invisible man. i don't think i ever tackled that one. >> and we are back live at the national book festival here in washington, dc. this is day one of two days of coverage. the book festival has now expanded to two days and book tv will be live both days. of you want to see our schedule go to booktv.org and we're pleased to be joined with rajiv chandrasekaran, an associate editor at the was post, and most recently the author of this book, "little america" about the war in afghanistan. but where did the term little america come from? >> it came from a remarkable project in the 1950s, led by a team of american engineers, to develop parts of southern afghanistan to dig irrigation candles, build dams, in the very same terrain that the current troop surge unfolded in. back the
i loved -- not the list but harry potter, and things i have -- student and fahrenheit 451, and to kill a mocking -- -- mockingbird. >> do yaw have any books you haven't read yet you might be interested in reading? >> some of the classics i've always meant to read and haven't. i want to go back and take a look at them. invisible man. i don't think i ever tackled that one. >> and we are back live at the national book festival here in washington, dc. this is day one of two days...
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it is an alleged that boys still like to read but the harry potter cedars has proved they will if you give them the right books. it -- have you found that boys and girls have responded differently to your books on science? guest: the first teacher for use my books in virginia beach. i went to the school board. i had been a reporter. i knew all the people. i want to try this with kids in a classroom. i assumed there would ask for a volunteer and i would have a teacher that was eager to work with me. they assign me to a teacher. she was very unhappy. the picture with good reason because she had to be out social study classes. a fifth grade teachers. one was going to use a standard textbook and the other was going to use my manuscript. i made two preparations for her. she was unhappy. she was also at first. when i came back a few weeks later, she had totally change. and she said, if she gave the kids in the classroom with a standard textbooks three pages to read, they usually did not read it. she said, i can give them 10 pages or you are -- of yours -- this is a great man is good. they w
it is an alleged that boys still like to read but the harry potter cedars has proved they will if you give them the right books. it -- have you found that boys and girls have responded differently to your books on science? guest: the first teacher for use my books in virginia beach. i went to the school board. i had been a reporter. i knew all the people. i want to try this with kids in a classroom. i assumed there would ask for a volunteer and i would have a teacher that was eager to work with...
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this maybe the summer of the blockbuster harry potter move, through a magic wand won't prevent what will be the real deathly hollows, as more jobs disappear, more families suffer, and the u.s. falls further behind. like many americans, we're frustrated by the inability of some in washington, d.c. to put one and one together and match those who desperately need work with our critical infrastructure needs. just last night i held a conference call with thousands of our members activist. about mobilizing for a highway bill that builds america. we will make sure their voices, their dreams, and their hardships are heard loud and clear. liuna's perspective this is a no brainer. we can put people back to work, spur economic growth, and create real tax cuts for taxpayers in future generations. we can again be the nation that does big things, even in trying times. we can fulfill our ons base -- obligation to make sure what we do leaves our nation better off than the way we found it. chairman boxer, ranking member inhofe, members of the committee, we can build america so america works. thank you fo
this maybe the summer of the blockbuster harry potter move, through a magic wand won't prevent what will be the real deathly hollows, as more jobs disappear, more families suffer, and the u.s. falls further behind. like many americans, we're frustrated by the inability of some in washington, d.c. to put one and one together and match those who desperately need work with our critical infrastructure needs. just last night i held a conference call with thousands of our members activist. about...
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president obama is not harry potter. calling it islamic terrorism doesn't magically make it go away. the president's argument is isis sees itself as a representation of all muslims which is absurd by calling them islamic terrorists we are feeding the isis narrative. that is a pretty good argument. however, as i said earlier in this conversation isis is muslim for the simple fact they call themselves muslim but that doesn't mean islam is isis. that is where we get tripped up, to say these actions which are still beyond the pale of anything that could conceivably be called normative islam that they have anything to do with representing the ideas, views, actions and thoughts of the world's 1.6 billion muslims is just ridiculous. >> host: you are speaking at the festival of books but your wife is also speaking. >> the first micro lending platform, go and check it out. in the fuel and $28 to a got her in africa, 97% payback rate, $1 billion, $25 increments, she is my hero. her book is called clay water brick. it is not just a
president obama is not harry potter. calling it islamic terrorism doesn't magically make it go away. the president's argument is isis sees itself as a representation of all muslims which is absurd by calling them islamic terrorists we are feeding the isis narrative. that is a pretty good argument. however, as i said earlier in this conversation isis is muslim for the simple fact they call themselves muslim but that doesn't mean islam is isis. that is where we get tripped up, to say these...
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potter. that is in my opinion under talked about, is ge decided to sell and in all likelihood it was going to sell to somebody and most of those somebodies that i can see would have had duplicative businesses and it would have been real job reductions. the fact is comcast does not own a theme park, does not own a broadcast, does not own a film studio and doesn't own any of those cable type news channel so we don't anticipate any reductions and movements and all the disruption to people's lives at this really sensitive time in the economy and i think that is maybe not the sole determinative factor but a reality that ge had chosen to sell and if they sold to somebody with more synergy, wall street would have liked it if washington perhaps would have had more dislike. >> if you would like to move the general headquarters down to florida, we welcome matt workout thank you mr. chairman. >> speaking of headquarters, i think members of the panel might be interested to know that this giant of comcast
potter. that is in my opinion under talked about, is ge decided to sell and in all likelihood it was going to sell to somebody and most of those somebodies that i can see would have had duplicative businesses and it would have been real job reductions. the fact is comcast does not own a theme park, does not own a broadcast, does not own a film studio and doesn't own any of those cable type news channel so we don't anticipate any reductions and movements and all the disruption to people's lives...
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we were ahead of harry potter. [laughter] this year, however, we're doing things a little bit differently as we fits a finish -- befits a 21st century debate. in just a few minutes, anyone -- no matter where they are in the world -- will be able to view the pages online. it's the largest single series of records that the national archiveses has released online, 3.9 million pages, and getting it ready for today was the responsibility of a dedicated staff at the national archives and the census bureau. more than 70 national archive staff members have worked to make the 1940 census available to the public, and i'd like to express special thanks to rebecca warlow, jeff reed and the staff or our digitization services unit who created the 3.9 million digital images, it's actually 3.85. connie potter and diane peat row who have been preparing the public and our reference staff of the 1940s census with articles, lectures and blogs. staff and our open government division and in information services who have been overseeing
we were ahead of harry potter. [laughter] this year, however, we're doing things a little bit differently as we fits a finish -- befits a 21st century debate. in just a few minutes, anyone -- no matter where they are in the world -- will be able to view the pages online. it's the largest single series of records that the national archiveses has released online, 3.9 million pages, and getting it ready for today was the responsibility of a dedicated staff at the national archives and the census...
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he published "common sense "it became the "harry potter "of the late 18th century and helped to inspire the american revolution. in those days, when the marketplace of ideas was dominated by a technology that was easily assessable by individuals, individuals could use ideas as a way to counter balance power and money. as the decade rolled by and we entered the 20th century by mid century, by the 1960s anyway television eclipsed the plinting press, and today is completely dominant. although the internet will soon be powerful enough to bring another dominant medium. but today thomas paine could walk out his front door in philadelphia with his newly created idio called "common sense" and walk down to the nearest tv stations and say this is really important. i need to get it before the publics' mind, when do i go on the air? you know the answer. unless he has several million dollars to pay the gate keeper, he doesn't have access to the publics' mind or the medium that now democrat come -- dominates our public. who cousin? the same special interest that hold the fundraisers here in washingto
he published "common sense "it became the "harry potter "of the late 18th century and helped to inspire the american revolution. in those days, when the marketplace of ideas was dominated by a technology that was easily assessable by individuals, individuals could use ideas as a way to counter balance power and money. as the decade rolled by and we entered the 20th century by mid century, by the 1960s anyway television eclipsed the plinting press, and today is completely...
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and he published common sense and it became the harry potter of the late 18th century. [laughter] and he helped inspire the american revolution. and in those days when the marketplace of ideas was dominated by the technology that was easily accessible by individuals, individuals could use ideas as a way to counterbalance power and money. as the decades rolled by and we entered the 20th century, by mid century, by the 60's -- 1960s anyway, television eclipse the printing press and today it's completely dominant. although the internet will soon be powerful enough to bring another dominant medium. but today, thomas kane could walk out his front door in philadelphia with his newly created a video called common sense and walked down to the nearest tv station and say this is really important. i need to get it before the public's mind. when do i go on the air? .. >> and it has come to the point now where vibrant, intelligent discourse including spirited disagreements, that's how we come to the right decisions. it doesn't take place anymore. facts don't appear to matter. precon
and he published common sense and it became the harry potter of the late 18th century. [laughter] and he helped inspire the american revolution. and in those days when the marketplace of ideas was dominated by the technology that was easily accessible by individuals, individuals could use ideas as a way to counterbalance power and money. as the decades rolled by and we entered the 20th century, by mid century, by the 60's -- 1960s anyway, television eclipse the printing press and today it's...
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harris switched on grant. they are trying to get the ball to jerai. he tried to get the ball in so bad l badly, you make a bad decision. >> tim: that's two on harris. the junior stepping in. >> mike: that might have won an award later on this evening. >> tim: yeah. alec baldwin would have liked that. recycle for clemson. remember, it was young that hit the big shot last week in tallahassee on the road. booker. >> mike: gives mcfarland a pat on the butt, too. this is what good players do. he can come up big. he goes with his righthand, then that chest bump, i got ya big fella. senior to senior, they have been going at it for four years. >> tim: there's trevor's mom and dad. they experienced their own senior night. >> mike: here to see devin. >> tim: a rebound. it's still a two-point game. clemson trailed by 12 at one point in this half. they were never able to run away from them. >> mike: now the fouls. put smith at the line. with 2:11 to go, he makes them prove themselves. this is the decision to leave him in or bring him out. >> andre young gets the
harris switched on grant. they are trying to get the ball to jerai. he tried to get the ball in so bad l badly, you make a bad decision. >> tim: that's two on harris. the junior stepping in. >> mike: that might have won an award later on this evening. >> tim: yeah. alec baldwin would have liked that. recycle for clemson. remember, it was young that hit the big shot last week in tallahassee on the road. booker. >> mike: gives mcfarland a pat on the butt, too. this is what...
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again and again working on this book i thought of the harry potter book, of course it is happening inside your head, but why on earth should that mean it is not real? fingers pointed right and left, 60 people were soon jails, first case came to trial in june and a first suspect paint a week later protesting her innocence to the end. events moved quickly, arrests and afflictions multiplied. it was a play involving 100 witchs that grew to 500. here's where the courtroom drama mutates yet again into a horror story. not only for those who spend months roasting and starting in airless filthy prisons, several suspects would die there, others would give birth there. it begins to emerge from the testimony, details of a diabolical plot, it seems that witches yves a leader, a minister arrested in may and their intent on a grandiose conspiracy. beginning with salem village, intended to destroy every church in massachusetts bay and while they are at invasive intend to subvert the government. this churned up through the early summer but not until the epidemic spread to andover the town with a great nu
again and again working on this book i thought of the harry potter book, of course it is happening inside your head, but why on earth should that mean it is not real? fingers pointed right and left, 60 people were soon jails, first case came to trial in june and a first suspect paint a week later protesting her innocence to the end. events moved quickly, arrests and afflictions multiplied. it was a play involving 100 witchs that grew to 500. here's where the courtroom drama mutates yet again...
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i tried to read harry potter. i read the first one. i did not like alice in wonderland so i am not that kind of reader. but i am grateful to jk rowling because she has opened reading two boys. but i didn't like it myself. >> [inaudible] >> yes that's very easy his father is now into the book about winston and roosevelt and those are good books it is interesting to george w. a lot of great books have come out about statesmen lately not just adams and george reed's those. >> [inaudible] [applause] you said you're not gonna live in texas are you yes we chose texas that our home. and we loved midland when we loved - - live there very much. >> [inaudible] >> i am almost 79. it depends on what age when you have four boys and a husband running for office just not as good of a memory is a should be. truthfully books about athletes and sports illustrated then god willing we finally got a girl. [laughter] >> what is your favorite book that you wrote? >> i only have four choices. of course my favorite book is reflections. [laughter] thank you for
i tried to read harry potter. i read the first one. i did not like alice in wonderland so i am not that kind of reader. but i am grateful to jk rowling because she has opened reading two boys. but i didn't like it myself. >> [inaudible] >> yes that's very easy his father is now into the book about winston and roosevelt and those are good books it is interesting to george w. a lot of great books have come out about statesmen lately not just adams and george reed's those. >>...
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let's vote down the harry potter invisibility cloak amendment. the presiding officer: the question is on the amendment. is there a sufficient second? mr. roberts: harry potter accepts it on a voice vote. mrs. murray: mr. president, i ask for a voice vote. the presiding officer: hearing no further debate, all those in favor say aye. all those opposed, no. the noes appear to have it. the noes do have it. the amendment is not adopted. the senator from kansas. mr. roberts: mr. president, a parliamentary inquiry. a parliamentary inquiry, if i may, sir. the presiding officer: the senator from kansas. mr. roberts: i respectfully ask the parliamentarian if the official senate decibel meter indicates the ruling by the distinguished parliamentarian that the count -- or that the vote was not accurate on the last vote. the presiding officer: in the opinion of the chair, the noes had it. mr. roberts: perhaps a hearing problem. the presiding officer: motion to reconsider. mrs. murray: lay it on the table. the presiding officer: without objection. the amendment
let's vote down the harry potter invisibility cloak amendment. the presiding officer: the question is on the amendment. is there a sufficient second? mr. roberts: harry potter accepts it on a voice vote. mrs. murray: mr. president, i ask for a voice vote. the presiding officer: hearing no further debate, all those in favor say aye. all those opposed, no. the noes appear to have it. the noes do have it. the amendment is not adopted. the senator from kansas. mr. roberts: mr. president, a...